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file an appeal
/faɪl ən əˈpiːl/FILE AN ap·PEAL
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to submit a formal request to a higher court to change or review a decision
Examples
“He decided to file an appeal against the verdict.”
“There is a 30-day limit to file an appeal after the judgment.”
“The defence will file an appeal on procedural grounds.”
Band 8 sentence
“Dissatisfied with the ruling, the defence promptly filed an appeal, arguing procedural errors undermined the verdict.”
Collocations
- file an appeal against the verdict
- dismiss an appeal
Word family
file verbappeal noun/verbappellate adjective
Common mistakes
apply for an appeal→file an appeal
file appeal→file an appeal
Say it for a higher band
5make an appeal→6appeal a decision→7+file an appeal
Synonyms
appeal a decision
Easily confused
appeal a decision
“She decided to appeal the decision to the higher court.”
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